Laminated closure for a plastic container

• US 4,757,914 A
• Filed: 01/27/1987
• Issued: 07/19/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ball Corporation
• Original Assignee: Continental Can Company Incorporated (Dean Foods Company)
• Inventors: Hekal, Ihab M., Roth, Donald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): STUCKER, NOVA E
• Application Number:
  US07/007,185
• Time in Patent Office: 539 Days
• Field of Search: 220/359, 220/270, 215/232, 156/273.9, 156/275.1
• US Class Current: 220/359.2
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/085 comprising polyolefins
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/20 comprising aluminium or copper B32B15/016 and B32B15/017 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2311/24 Aluminium
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2323/10 Polypropylene
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2439/70 Food packaging
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/32 comprising polyolefins comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2577/205 integral with the closure

Abstract

This relates to a closure for a plastic container wherein the closure is to be heat bonded to the container. The closure is of a laminated construction and includes an outer structural layer of plastic material, a combined electric heat inductive and barrier layer, and an inner bond forming plastic material layer. The bond forming inner layer is thin as compared to the thickness of the structural outer layer. The barrier layer is formed of a metal foil, preferably aluminum, and is also quite thin.

Claims

1. A closure for a plastic container, said closure being of an outline for matching an intended container and being of a laminated construction, said closure including an outer structural layer of plastic material, an intermediate layer forming combined electric heat inductive means and barrier means, and an inner bond forming plastic material layer, said intermediate layer being formed of aluminum foil having a thickness on the order of 0.0018 inch, and said bond forming layer having a thickness on the order of 1 mil.

2. A closure according to claim 1 wherein said bond forming inner layer is thin as compared to the thickness of said structural outer layer.

3. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of said structural outer layer is on the order of 22 mils.

4. A closure according to claim 1 wherein both said outer layer and said inner layer are formed of polypropylene.

5. A closure according to claim 1 wherein said intermediate layer is bonded to said inner layer and said outer layer by heat resistant adhesive.

6. A closure according to claim 1 wherein said closure carries a projecting pull tab for effecting a progressive rupture of a resulting heat formed bond between said bond forming inner layer and an associated container.